A view of the Xequijel river, in Olintepeque, Quetzaltenango.
The banner reads "Support the referendum, say NO to mining on February 20."
Volunteers working the voting table in Olintepeque's urban center sing the national anthem before the opening of voting.
Young voters wait their turn in Olintepeque's urban center.
A volunteer folds ballots before they are passed to voters, in order to maintain the secrecy of the vote. Each ballot was also stamped and signed on the back before arriving in the voters' hands.
Voters marked their ballots with crayons.
Young voters wait in line in Cantón La Libertad.
Local women served a traditional atol, or corn drink, flavored with chile and ginger. Cantón La Libertad.
Young voters cast their ballots in Cantón Chuisúc.
A voting table in Cantón Pajoc.
The voting center in San Isidro.
Coordinators of the referendum enter the voting center in the community of Centro de Olintepeque, in the outskirts of the urban center.
The plaza of the urban center of Olintepeque.
After voting, voters' fingers were marked with permanent ink, preventing any attempt to vote more than once.
Community leaders in the community of La Cumbre pose with their varas, ceremonial staffs representing their authority. Second from left, the man holds a whip representing the same.
A view of the mountains from near the community of La Cumbre.
A community leader in the neighborhood of El Trigal.
The community leader kept a count of the number of voters passed through the voting center throughout the day.
The counting of the votes begins in the community of Justo Rufino Barrios.
The celebration begins in the center of Olintepeque.
The parish priest addresses the public.
